Milford students go wild for Heritage Week

Students at Middle School East learned skills to survive in the wild on Thursday as they tried their hand at building shelters, setting rabbit snares and identifying edible plants as part of the school’s Heritage Week.

By Lindsay Corcoran/Daily News staff

Milford Daily News

By Lindsay Corcoran/Daily News staff

Posted May. 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 31, 2013 at 4:01 AM

By Lindsay Corcoran/Daily News staff

Posted May. 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated May 31, 2013 at 4:01 AM

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Students at Middle School East learned skills to survive in the wild on Thursday as they tried their hand at building shelters, setting rabbit snares and identifying edible plants as part of the school’s Heritage Week.

Heritage Week was organized by teachers Daniel Cote, Holly Davoren and Alissa Holland for the half of the Middle School East students who stayed behind as their classmates traveled to Washington, D.C.

As students in D.C. learned about the nation’s heritage, students at home learned about Milford’s heritage

“We really wanted to mirror what they’re doing in D.C.,” Cote said.

He said that’s why the week included several trips into Boston, to take a Duck Tour and see Blue Man Group, and a walking tour of Milford, including Town Hall, the Police Station and St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Teachers planned a variety of other school-based events throughout the week as well, including international cooking and Zumba classes on Tuesday and an ‘Amazing Race’ for Friday.

Cote said they tried to keep the events educational, such as including a water distillation lesson to teach science on ‘wild’ day, while also giving students a fun week.

Planning for the week’s events has been ongoing since November and was made possible by supply donations from the Middle School PTO.

Lindsay Corcoran can be reached at 508-634-7582 or lcorcoran@wickedlocal.com. For Milford news throughout the day, follow her on Twitter @LacorcMDN.